Folding music-stand.



PTBNTED JULY 3, 906.

J. L. GENDRON. Y FULBING Music Smm APPLGATIGN FILED 86T. 19. 19M.

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Specification of' Letters Patent.

Patented J uly 3,Y 1908.

Apulieatiou filed October 19, 1904. Serial No. 229.058.

To all whom; t way connerie: Y

Be it known that I, JOSEPH L. GnNnnoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Warren, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented e new'and useful Folding Music-Stand, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to e. raok or stand of that class which are employed by musicians for supporting music-sheets or music-books.

The especial objects of this invention are to provide a music-stand which can be foided into smaller compass than music-stands Which have heretofore been employed and in which the parts are folded and inolosed with; in a casing when the music-stand is not in use.

To this end this invention consists of the music-stand and of the combinations of parte' therein, as hereinafter described, end more particularly pointed out in the claims et the end of this specification.

In the .accompanying drawin s, Figure is a front view of the music-stan in its set-up or operative osition. of the same, s owing the music-rack and supporting-legs folded to ether into position'toV be pus ed into the inc osing tubes. Figi 3 is e. side view showing the inclosing tubes* partly folded together. Fig. 4 is a side vieriT showing the music-stand in its folded or closed condition. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the friction-sprin for the rod or pipe-section which supports t e rack. Fig. o 1s a. detail view of the friction-spring et the end of the rod or pi e-seotion which extends down to the legs. ig. 7 is a. detailY viewr of the hinge which supports the music-rank, and Fig. 8 is e pers ective View of the connectingferrule for hol ing the inolosin tubes in line or ermitting the same to be fo ded together. n that class of constructions to which this invention relates a variety of structures have been employed to provide music-reeks whichYV can be folded into small compass 'when not in use. These structures comprise various arrangements of foldin links and supportinglegs. The especial o ject of my present invention is to provide a Heater, more compact, and more attractive forni of music-standby providing a construction in which all the opereting parts will be telesoopically inolosed within sections of pi e when the music-stand is not in use. To t 's end I preferably oonstruot my music-stand with two pipe-sections which are hinged to ether and Wlnch'rnay be other when the music- Fig. 2 is a side;vievvjV stand is in use or which can be folded side by side When the music-stand is not in use, and I prefer to have the inolosing tubes of my music-stands hinged together in this manner in 6o order to secure coinpaetness.

Referring to the accompanying drawings and in detail, a music-stand constructed aocording to this invention, as herein illustrated, comprises the two tubes or pipe-seci tubes to hold the tubes in line, as shown in Fig. 2, or may be slid beek out of the Way to permit the tubes to be folded together, as 7 5 shown in Fig. 4. Normally inelosed Within the tube 10 are the folding legs, which support the construction. The parts which rney he teleseopieelly inolwosed within the tube 1f) comprise a rod or 8o pipe-'section 15, which, as shown in Fig. 6, is rovided with a friction-'spring 16. The VViction-spring 16 comprises e central ring with two extending Wings, which are preferably provided with perforatlons 17 in order 8 5 to increase the flexibility thereof and which are intended to support the rod or pipe-seotion oonoentrieell f in the tube 10. At Vits loWer end the ro or pipe-section 15 is provided with a head which extends into a lovrer 9e tube-section 14, which is oompressed'onto the rod 15, so that th'same'ay slide teiescopically thereon. At the lower end of the tube 14 is a bottom piece 18. Pivotaly mounted in the bottom piece 18 are the 95 spreader-s or inks 19. Mounted on the tube 14s-above the bottom piece 18 is a traveer 2.0,

andpivoteilyeonnected with the traveler and'the s readers Y19 are folding supportinglegs Y21. Jeeh'of the foldingasupporting-legs roo 21 Yispreferably of an arcape section, as shown, and these legs are so supported that YWhen'the traveler or ferrule 20 is moved up the Viegs Will be folded close to the pipe-seotion 14, as illustrated in Fig. 2., the le s when 1o 5 thus folded together being adapte to be pushed up telescopioally inside the tube 10 endto be inclosed and retained therein. Norrneiiy inelosed Within the other tube 11 are the parte which constitute the folding music- I 1o rook These Ierts comprise e pipe-section 22, having its oWer endV telescopieally com- Slidably mounted on the 7o pressed onto and inclosing a rod or pipe-section 23. At the lower end of the rod 23, as shown most clearly in Fig. 5, is a frictionspring 24. This friction-spring comprises a hub or tube with extending wings which are preferably perforated at 25 to provide increased flexibility.

' The friction-spring illustrated in Fig. 5 is substantially the same as the spring illustrated in Fig. 6, except that its central part is preferably eccentric to leave room inside the casing for the links and connecting parts which form the music-rack, as about to be described.

At its up er end thepipe-section 22, as illustrated in Fig. 7, is provided with a slider 26, and pivoted to the slider 26 is a hinge-piece 27, which supports the music-rack. EX- tending up from the hinge-piece 27 is a center bar comprising two sections 28 and 29. The upper section 29 can slide or move up and down on the lower section 28. Pivoted near the lower end of the part 28 are arms 30, which form .the ledge of the music-rack, and pivoted near the lower end of the upper part 29 are spreaders 31. Connecting the ends of the arms 30 and 31 are two sets of links 32 and 33, and connecting the upper ends of the f s readers 31 with the part 29 are two sets of links 34 and 35. By means of this construction when the parts are extended, as illustrated in Fig. l, they will constitute a musicrack on which a sheet of music or book can be supported. The linkwork forming this rack may be adjusted or made to assume different shapes according to the size and shape of the sheet of music to be carried.

When the music-rack is to be folded together, the upper part 29 will be slid down upon the lower part 28, so that the pivoted ends of the spreaders 31 will become substantially concentric with the pivoted ends of the arms 30. The parts 30 and 31 may then be folded together substantially in the same manner as the sticks of a fan, the two sets of links 32 and 33 and the two sets 34 and 35 bending in to permit this to be done, so that the rack will fold up, as illustrated in Fig. 2.

The hinge of the piece 27 permits the rack to be brought into alinement with the tube, after which the parts may be pushed telescopically into the inclosing tube 11, as illustrated in Fig. 3, and the completely-folded music-rack can be carried in very small compass, as illustrated in Fig. 4.

One particular advantage in the use of a music-rack as thus constructed resides in the fact that when the music-rack is folded up for transportation all joints and ner parts W'ill be completely inclosed within the tubes and will be protected thereby, so that, although the parts may be of comparatively light and delicate construction, they will not be liable to be bent or injured while in folded condition.

I am aware that many changes may be made in the construction of my folding musicstand by those who are skilled in the art without departing from the scope of my invention as expressed in the claims. I do not wish, therefore, to be limited to the form of music-stand which I have herein shown and described; but

W'hat I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. In a music-stand, the combination of two inclosing tubes, a hinge connecting said inclosing tubes, a set of supporting-legs fitting telescopically into one of thetubes, and a folding music-rack fitting telescopically into the other of the inclosing tubes.

2. In a music-stand, the combination of two inclosing tubes, a hinge connecting the inclosing tubes, folding supporting-legs fitting telesco ically into one of the inclosing tubes, a fol in music-rack fitting telescopically into the ot er of the inclosing tubes, and a sliding ferrule for holding the tubes in line with each other.

3. In a folding music-stand, the combination of a tubular casing, a rod, a frictionpiece mounted on one end of the rod and engaging the casing, a tube fitting telescopicall)T onto the other end of the rod, and a set of folding legs mounted on the tube.

4. In a folding music-stand, the combination of a tubular casing, a rod, a frictionpiece mounted on one end of the rod and engaging the easing, a tube fitting telescopically onto the other end of the rod, and folding le s mounted on the tube and comprising sprea er-arms on the lower end of the tube, a traveler movable up and down on the tube, and legs, each of which is pivotally connected to the traveler and a spreader-arm.

5. In a folding music-stand, the combination of a tubular casing, a rod, a frictionpiece on one end of the rod enga ing the casing, a tube fitting telescopical y onto the other end of the rod, and a folding musicrack carried by the tube.

6. In a folding music-stand, the combination of a tubular casing, a rod, a frictionpiece on one end of the rod enga ing the casing, a tube fittin telescopical y onto the other end of the ro and afolding music-rack carried by the tube land comprising a slider, a central music-rack rib pivoted to the slider so that the music-rack may be inclined when in use, and additional music-rack ribs adapted to fold close to the central rib when the music-stand is not in use.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOS. L. GENDRON.

Witnesses:

PHILIP W. SOUTHGATE, THOMAS H. SULLIVAN.

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